Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.

Name: Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library
Address: 3935 Benning Road Northeast, Washington D.C., United States
Telephone: +1 202-281-2583

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Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, Washington D.C.

Facts and practical information

The Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library system, located in Benning, a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. ()

Coordinates: 38°53'38"N, 76°56'53"W

Address

3935 Benning Road NortheastNortheast Washington (Benning)Washington D.C. United States

Contact

+1 202-281-2583

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Day trips

Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, First Baptist Church of Deanwood, District of Columbia Route 295, Fort Dupont Park.

1 miW
Bridge
Whitney Young Memorial Bridge, Mount Rainier
25 min walk • The Whitney Young Memorial Bridge is a bridge that carries East Capitol Street across the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. Finished in 1955, it was originally called the East Capitol Street Bridge. It was renamed for civil rights activist Whitney Young in early 1974.
0.8 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church of Deanwood, Washington D.C.
22 min walk • First Baptist Church of Deanwood is a historic church at 1008 45th Street in Northeast, Washington, D.C. in the Deanwood neighborhood. It was built in 1938, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It was added to the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites the same year.
0.7 miSW
Street
District of Columbia Route 295, Washington D.C.
18 min walk • District of Columbia Route 295, also known as the Anacostia Freeway as well as the Kenilworth Avenue Freeway north of East Capitol Street, is a freeway in the District of Columbia, and currently the only signed numbered route in the District that is not an Interstate Highway or U.S. Highway.
1.1 miS
Park
Fort Dupont Park, Washington D.C.
30 min walk • Fort Dupont Park is a 376-acre wooded park under the management of the National Park Service located in Washington, DC. The name of the park comes from the old Civil War earthwork fort that lies within the park.
1.3 miNE
Park
Deanwood, Washington D.C.
33 min walk • The Deanwood Neighborhood Library is a branch of the District of Columbia Public Library in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
1.6 miSW
Area
Anacostia Park, Washington D.C.
41 min walk • Anacostia Park is operated by the United States National Park Service. It is one of Washington, D.C.'s largest and most important recreation areas, with over 1200 acres at multiple sites.
1.4 miNW
Park
National Grove of State Trees, Mount Rainier
37 min walk • The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
0.7 miW
Street
Benning Road, Washington D.C.
18 min walk • Benning Road is a major traveled street in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland. The street's western terminus is at the "Starburst intersection" in the northeast quadrant of the city at Bladensburg Road, Florida Avenue, Maryland Avenue, H Street and 15th Street.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Ethel Kennedy Bridge, Mount Rainier
23 min walk • The Ethel Kennedy Bridge is a beam bridge built in 2004 that carries Benning Road over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. It is an eight-lane bridge with pedestrian lanes on both sides.
1.5 miNW
Monuments and statues
National Capitol Columns, Washington D.C.
40 min walk • The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns which were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.
1 miW
Natural attraction, Lake
Kingman Lake, Washington D.C.
25 min walk • Kingman Lake is a 110-acre artificial lake located in the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. in the United States. The lake was created in 1920 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers used material dredged from the Anacostia River to create Kingman Island.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library?

Nearby attractions include East River Heights, Washington D.C. (3 min walk), Benning, Washington D.C. (4 min walk), Central Northeast, Washington D.C. (11 min walk), River Terrace, Washington D.C. (14 min walk).

How to get to Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Benning / Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library:

Bus

Minnesota Avenue Metro • Lines: U4, U5, U6, U7, V2, V4, V7, V8, X1, X2, X3, X9 (8 min walk)
Deanwood Metro • Lines: R12, U7, W4 (30 min walk)

Metro

Benning Road • Lines: Bl, Sv (15 min walk)

Tram

Benning Road & Oklahoma Avenue Northeast • Lines: H Street/Benning Road Streetcar (31 min walk)